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Patent CA-2352352-A1 (CA)
Inventor: WEIDNER ECKHARD
IPC: C11C3/00
Filed: 2000-10-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the reesterification of fat and/or oil  of biological origin by means of alcoholysis. The inventive method comprises  the following steps: providing the fat and/or oil of biological origin destined for reesterification in a receptacle, and carrying out the alcoholysis by adding an alkanol, especially a monovalent alkanol, and a catalyst to the fat and/or oil provided. The inventive method utilizes a catalyst that is a metal salt of an amino acid or an amino acid derivative that is insoluble in alkanols to overcome the disadvantages of conventional reesterification methods.
Patent CA-2354260-A1 (CA)
Title: Procede de fixation de molecules organiques au silicium
Inventor: YANG HONGJUN
IPC: B05D7/24
Filed: 1999-12-08
Abstract: L'invention concerne une approche chimique simple de l'assemblage covalent de molécules organiques sur des surfaces en silicium par des liaisons robustes, ce qui est réalisé par une réaction efficace entre un groupe fonctionnel nucléophile et une surface Si halogénée. L'ancre nucléophile constitue la passerelle entre deux atomes Si de surface. La couche organique qui en résulte est thermiquement stable. Le procédé, selon l'invention, s'applique généralement à l'assemblage d'une variété de molécules organiques fonctionnelles dans un milieu sous vide ou en phase de solution.
Patent CA-2356932-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HONG SEOK-GI
IPC: F16H3/089
Filed: 1999-11-11
Abstract: There are provided an automatic transmission for an electric bicycle comprising a mechanical gear shifting means and an electronic gear shifting means for mechanically and electronically shifting an output of the motor according to a magnitude of friction force between the wheel and ground and transferring the shifted output of the motor to the driving member; a moving housing in which the motor, the driving member, the power transmitting means, the mechanical and electric gear shifting means are mounted; a fixed housing which is fixedly disposed at an outer side of the moving housing; and a first rotational shaft which penetrates through the driving member, the moving housing, and is rotatably fixed to the fixed housing, wherein, while the moving housing is revolved with the rotational shaft in the center according to the magnitude of load exerted on the wheel of the bicycle, the output of the motor is changed through the mechanical and electronic gear shifting means and then transferred to the driving member.
Patent CA-2359098-A1 (CA)
Title: Gaming device having games with variable game functions
Inventor: HUGHS-BAIRD ANDREA C
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2001-10-15
Abstract: The present invention includes a gaming device which includes a plurality of game functions for a single game and a probability associated with each game function. After a predetermined event occurs, the processor uses the probabilities to generate a particular game function for a player to use.  Preferably, the predetermined event is a game triggering event. The processor can generate different game functions for a single game from predetermined event to predetermined event. This type of gaming device increases the interest and entertainment of gaming device players.
Patent CA-2364165-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KEITEL JOACHIM
IPC: F21Y101/00
Filed: 2001-12-03
Abstract: For the video recording of a field illuminated by a lamp, especially a surgical lamp, where at least one light beam for illuminating the field emerges from a light exit area of a lamp housing in the direction of a predetermined housing axis, the optical axis of a video camera mounted with freedom to swivel a certain distance away from the exit point of the light beam is shifted automatically by a positioning element until the axis at least approximately intersects the light beam in the area of the illuminated field. The positioning element is driven by signals from a control unit. The video camera is preferably shifted in a stepwise manner. The distance to the illuminated field is determined by the fine focusing of the camera by the autofocus function, and then signals are transmitted from the control unit to the positioning element of the camera to compensate for the parallax between the optical axis of the camera and the light beam or beams emerging from the lamp.
Patent CA-2364275-A1 (CA)
Title: Trait-associated gene identification method
Inventor: MATHEWS HELENA
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 2000-03-09
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for identifying and characterizing genes, the modified expression of which is associated with a desired trait in a fruit-bearing plant. The method includes the steps of: transforming plant cells with a plant cell expression vector comprising an element which functions to enhance gene expression and has the ability to integrate into the plant genome in a manner effective to enhance expression of native plant genes, selecting transformed plant cells, regenerating transformed plant cells to yield mature plants, selecting plants having a desired trait, identifying, isolating and characterizing genes the transcription of which has been enhanced and confirming the contribution of the modified expression of each identified gene to the desired trait.
Patent CA-2367627-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GRIFFITHS CHRIS
IPC: G10D3/06
Filed: 2002-01-15
Abstract: A neck block system for securing the neck of an acoustic stringed instrument  to a body of the stringed instrument has a substantially hollow block having an open face on a body side of the neck block, a receiving member projecting inwards from a neck wall of th e neck block, and a plurality of bracing members reinforcing the receiving member to the neck wall. The neck block system provides a larger hollow, a strong attachment, a lighter instrument and improved sound quality. The neck block is a single piece of rigid molded material. A binding strip having a strip key is configured to key with the neck block su ch that the neck block system is suitable for both a right cutaway and a left cutaway stringe d instrument. Dowel members protrude from the neck wall for keying with a corresponding aperture located in a neck of the stringed instrument.
Patent CA-2368170-A1 (CA)
Inventor: KLINGER KNUD
IPC: F16D43/02
Filed: 2000-04-03
Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting device for an adjusting element (2) which is mounted on an axle (1) and by means of a drive mechanism (3) can be freely turned in both directions of rotation and blocked in each adjusted position. The device comprises two jaws (8, 8') which by means of the drive mechanism can together be moved in a housing (7) and at at least one end (15, 15') are each in zero-play contact with an arm (14, 14') of a scissors-type system (12). The counter-arms (11, 11') of the scissors-type system are in zero-play contact with a driven element (10) which is rotationally mounted and connected to the adjusting element.
Patent CA-2372782-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CHEUNG WING
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2000-05-10
Abstract: La présente invention concerne des systèmes et des méthodes permettant d'obtenir des posologies optimales d'érythropoïétine (EPO) pour une réponse pharmacodynamique/pharmacocinétique désirée. Ce système comprend la sélection d'une ou plusieurs posologies d'EPO, puis l'utilisation d'un modèle pharmacodynamique/pharmacocinétique (PK/PD) pour déterminer le profil pharmacodynamique/pharmacocinétique d'une ou plusieurs posologies d'EPO, et enfin, la sélection d'une des posologies d'EPO pour l'administration, afin d'atteindre la réponse pharmacodynamique/pharmacocinétique désirée à partir du profil d'EPO.
Patent CA-2373250-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BLUE JEFFREY T
IPC: C12R1/93
Filed: 2000-05-10
Abstract: Viral induction of caspase 3 activity was found to provide a reliable measur e of viral activity. Assaying viral induction of caspase 3 activity can be use d, for example, in methods for measuring viral potency and stability, and for evaluating the stability of a virus in different formulations.
Patent CA-2374582-A1 (CA)
Title: Device for joining substrates
Inventor: LIEDTKE BJORN
IPC: B29C65/78
Filed: 2000-06-14
Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a simple and cost-effective device for joining substrates (2, 3) which allows a secure and exact joining of the substrates and reduces the reject rate. To this end, the invention provides a novel device for joining at least two substrates (2, 3) that comprise one inner hole each and a pin that is adapted to the inner holes of the substrates. Said pin is provided with at least two noses (10) that are radially displaceable with respect to the pin (5). The edges of the inner holes of the substrates glide downwards on the straight outer surfaces of said noses (10) when said noses are displaced towards the pin.
Patent CA-2377873-A1 (CA)
Inventor: ZHANG MIN YUAN
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2000-06-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to stable compositions useful as primary standards and calibrators and controls comprising a cardiac troponin I (cTnI ) such as native, recombinant, addition and deletion forms thereof, whether or  not complexed with other troponin subunits such as TnC and/or TnT, in an inactivated human serum. The compositions are obtained by incubating troponi n complexes with human serum. The compositions are characterized by an immunodetectability ratio of epitopes on the N-terminal segment to epitopes on the C-terminal segment substantially equivalent to that of pooled, fresh ser um from acute myocardial infarction patients.
Patent CA-2379617-A1 (CA)
Title: Methods, systems and devices for generating pulse shapes
Inventor: BEAULIEU NORMAN C
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 2002-03-28
Abstract: New systems and methods are provided which use a new pulse shape which performs better in certain circumstances than the raised cosine pulse.
Patent CA-2380225-A1 (CA)
Inventor: SEIDEL GREGG A
IPC: G09F11/29
Filed: 1999-08-30
Abstract: An advertising display device and method of manufacturing which takes the form of a cylinder housing (12) which has an internal chamber. A sheet member (50) is wound on a roller (42) and is contained within the internal chamber. This sheet member (50) is to be manually extendable from the housing (12) with advertising indicia that is located on the sheet member (50) to then being capable of being read by a human. The housing (12) is to be attached to the front end of a product supporting shelf within a store. During manufacturing of the device, a mechanical tool is to be attachable to the roller (42) for the purpose of winding the sheet member (50) on the roller (42) producing bias in a windup spring (80).
Patent CA-2380722-A1 (CA)
Inventor: BATES FARRELL CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A63C19/02
Filed: 2002-04-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a ball court that allows persons with limited mobility to play a ball game while enjoying making challenging shots. In one embodiment, the court comprises an automatic score board. The court has a raised central portion that extends from the back wall to mid-court and tapers horizontally, narrowing away from the front wall. On either side of the central portion are strike zones sloping upward which merge into the back wall. Viewed from above, the profile of the back wall is a flattened parabolic curve. As a player strikes a ball with a club, the ball travels along the player's strike zone and up the back wall. Momentum carries the ball across the wall and gravity draws it to the opponent's strike zone. The flattened parabolic curve allows a player to make a variety of shots that will enter the opponent's strike zone at different positions and angles. Upstanding peripheral walls with deflectors may be included on the court to allow a ball to travel challenging trajectories through the opponent's strike zone.
Patent CA-2380810-A1 (CA)
Title: Pyridomorphinans and use thereof
Inventor: ANANTHAN SUBRAMANIAM
IPC: A61K31/485
Filed: 2000-08-14
Abstract: Compounds represented by formula (I) wherein each of Y, X and R individually is H, OH, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, halo, CF3 and N02, provided that at least one of Y, X and R is other than H; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided. Compounds of the above formula are useful as analgesics for treating pain, as immunomodulators and for treating drug abuse.
Patent CA-2380819-A1 (CA)
Inventor: THONNARD JOELLE
IPC: C12N15/31
Filed: 2000-07-31
Abstract: The invention provides BASB120 polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding BASB120 polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic uses.
Patent CA-2381853-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CHOLLET HERVE
IPC: B01J47/06
Filed: 2000-08-25
Abstract: L'invention est relative à un procédé et une installation d'élimination des cations métalliques contenus dans un liquide, dans lequel ledit liquide est mis en contact, à une température supérieure ou égale à 60~C, avec une résin e échangeuse d'ions chélatante constituée d'un polyazacycloalcane greffé sur u n support solide, ladite résine ayant été conditionnée préalablement à ladite mise en contact à un pH de 4 à 6.
Patent CA-2382318-A1 (CA)
Title: Double layer intraluminal graft
Inventor: WHITE GEOFFREY H
IPC: A61F2/07
Filed: 2000-06-15
Abstract: Supplemental intraluminal graft extension achieved by cuff-means substantially fortify and enhance endovascularly emplaced systems, particularly for bridging aneurysms. Multiple embodiments based upon overlapping of at least two segments are taught. Cuff-means likewise have applications to restore patency to, or substantially enhance, prior failing emplacements of both home-made and other commercial devices.
Patent CA-2385594-A1 (CA)
Title: Method to enhance cardiac capillary growth in heart failure patients
Inventor: BARRETT BURKE
IPC: A61N1/365
Filed: 2000-10-12
Abstract: A device (25) and method are disclosed for treating patients suffering from heart failure to increase cardiac output. The patient's vagus nerve (not shown) is electrically stimulated or modulated with a sequence of substantially equally spaced pulses by an implanted neurostimulator (25), an d the frequency of the stimulating pulses is adjusted until the patient's hear t rate reaches a target rate within a relatively stable target rate range belo w the low end of the patient's customary resting heart rate. The frequency of the stimulating pulses is maintained at the frequency that produced the stab le target heart rate range, to maintain the target rate while the patient remai ns at rest. An activity sensor (44) associated with the implanted neurostimulat or (25) detects physical activity of the patient and adjusts the frequency of t he stimulating pulses accordingly, to elevate the heart rate during periods of physical activity by the patient. When the patient ceases the activity, vaga l stimulation follows a prescribed fall-back path to a frequency that reproduc es the target heart rate.
Patent CA-2386003-A1 (CA)
Title: Surgical stapling instrument
Inventor: CORSARO SANTI
IPC: A61B17/32
Filed: 2001-07-17
Abstract: A surgical stapling instrument (1) comprises a frame having a body portion (2) and a handle. A staple fastening assembly (4) is provided in the distal region of the instrument (1) and includes a cartridge device (6), which comprises at least one closed row of staples, and an anvil (8). The anvil (8) is movable relative to the cartridge device (6) and is adapted to cooperate with the cartridge device (6) for forming the ends of the staples exiting from the cartridge device (6). A knife, which has a closed cutting edge, is contained within the cartridge device (6) and is positioned such that there is at least one closed row of staples on the outside of the cutting edge. It can be moved towards the anvil (8). The line defining the closed row of staples has a plurality of indentations such that the line defining the closed row of staples has a larger total length than a circle tangent to the outer perimeter of this line. This provides greater flexibility of the anastomotic site and less tension during instrument removal, alleviating the incidence of clinical complications.
Patent CA-2387448-A1 (CA)
Title: Couvercle de recipient a isolation thermique
Inventor: JACOB VARKEY BERTY
IPC: B65D81/38
Filed: 2000-09-27
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un ensemble couvercle à isolation thermique destiné à un récipient isolé, comprenant un couvercle rotatif à isolation thermique (RL) destiné à refermer l'ouverture de la cavité interne du récipient servant à contenir des objets, ledit couvercle rotatif comprenant au moins un orifice d'extraction non centré (P) et un obturateur à isolation thermique (PL) destiné audit orifice.
Patent CA-2387542-A1 (CA)
Title: Supernatant from mesenchymal stem cells for prevention and treatment of immune responses in transplantation
Inventor: MOSCA JOSEPH D
IPC: A61K35/28
Filed: 2000-10-26
Abstract: A method of reducing an immune response to a transplant in a recipient by treating said recipient with an amount of mesenchymal stem cells effective t o reduce or inhibit host rejection of the transplant. The mesenchymal stem cel ls can be administered before, at the same time as, or after the transplant. Al so disclosed is a method of inducing a reduced immune response against a host b y foreign tissue, i.e., graft versus host disease, by treatment with mesenchym al stem cells.
Patent CA-2387637-A1 (CA)
IPC: E04F11/035
Filed: 2002-05-24
Abstract: The present stairway, possibly in the form of a kit, comprises an inner structure, a number of steps and an outer covering.      The inner structure includes a pain of structural assemblies that each comprise a stringer and a number of step supports mounted to the stringer.      The covering includes a number of decorative risers and, for each one of the structural assemblies, a decorative inner stringer panel, a decorative outer stringer panel and a decorative rear moulding. When the steps, the risers, the inner and outer stringer panels and the rear mouldings are rigidly assembly to the structural assemblies, they completely cover the structural assemblies. In the kit, the step supports are adapted to be secured to the stringers, the steps are adapted to be mounted horizontally onto the step supports, the risers are adapted to be mounted forwardly vertically between adjacent steps, and, for each stringer, the decorative inner and outer stringer panels are adapted to be mounted vertically respectively on inner and outer sides of the stringer and the decorative elongated rear member or moulding is adapted to be mounted along lower edges of the inner and outer stringer panels.
Patent CA-2387823-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TAGUCHI SEIICHI
IPC: C12N1/21
Filed: 2000-10-13
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un procédé de production sécrétoire de transglutaminase mettant en oeuvre un micro-organisme. Ce procédé de production en série de transglutaminase est caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte: la culture d'une bactérie appartenant au genre Streptomyces qui présente une expression plasmidique portant le gène de la transglutaminase dérivé des actinomycètes et le promoteur inné (intact) de ceux-ci, permettant ainsi à la bactérie de sécréter de la protransglutaminase à un stade précoce au milieu de culture, et ensuite la coupe et l'extraction de la pro-structure avec la protéase dérivée des Streptomyces, et ainsi de suite, dans le stade avancé de la culture afin d'obtenir de la transglutaminase mûrie (active).
Patent CA-2388782-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LANE KERRY SCOTT
IPC: A24B15/24
Filed: 1999-10-18
Abstract: A process and system for continuous assay (160) and removal of toxins (410) from tobacco. Products such as tobacco contaminated with mycotoxins, particularly aflatoxins, and benzpyrene and its precursors, are subjected to treatment, generally in a solvent medium, to decontaminate the tobacco of the toxin. Continuous monitoring (160) of all harmful toxins eluted from the cleaning solvent (150) is performed by immunoantibody ultraviolet fluorescence, for example. A quality-control process ensures removal of harmful toxins from tobacco before further processing. Decontamination of extracted solvent streams and re-additives ensures safe reuse or disposal of the solvents and re-additives.
Patent CA-2390871-A1 (CA)
Title: Continuous production of crosslinked fine particles of polymer gel
Inventor: HEIDE WILFRIED
IPC: C08F2/01
Filed: 2000-11-10
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for continuously producing cross-linked, fine-particle geleous polymerizates by copolymerizing: a) water-soluble, monoethylenically unsaturated monomers; b) 0.001 to 5 mol %, with regard to monomers (a), of monomers containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated double bonds, and; (c) 0 to 20 mol %, with regard to monomers (a), of water-insoluble monoethylenically unsaturated monomers in 20 to 80 wt. % of an aqueous solution in the presence of an initiator and at temperatures ranging from 0 to 140 ~C, whereby the aqueous solution of the monomers, together with the initiator and an inert gas, are continuously fed to a kneader-mixer having at least two shafts which rotate parallel to the axis. A number of kneading and transport elements are situated on the shafts and deliver the substances, which are added at the entry to the kneader-mixer, in an axial direction to the end of the mixer. The inventive method is characterized in that the proportion of the heat dissipation effected by evaporating water out of the reaction mixture equals at least 5 % of the reaction heat, and the proportion of the heat dissipation effected by product discharge equals at least 25 % of the reaction heat, and the remaining heat dissipation is effected by cooling the reactor walls.
Patent CA-2390948-A1 (CA)
Title: Composes anti-inflammatoires inhibant l'adhesion cellulaire
Inventor: FREEMAN JENNIFER C
IPC: C07D491/048
Filed: 1999-06-28
Abstract: L'invention concerne des composés ayant la formule (I) utiles pour traiter l'inflammation. L'invention concerne également des compositions pharmaceutiques contenant des composés de la formule (I), ainsi que des méthodes d'inhibition/traitement de maladies inflammatoires chez un mammifère.
Patent CA-2393680-A1 (CA)
Title: A schizophrenic model animal with sensorimotor and behavioral abnormalities and a method for preparing the same
Inventor: FUTAMURA TAKASHI
IPC: G01N33/15
Filed: 2001-10-10
Abstract: To provide an animal showing chronic abnormality in cognitive behaviors closely similar to schizophrenia, an animal showing schizophrenia-like abnormality in cognitive behaviors is constructed by administering a specific protein factor inhibiting the brain function development to an immature animal in the development stage. The abnormality in cognitive behavior observed in this animal, which is closely similar to schizophrenia, is useful in developing remedies and diagnostics for schizophrenia.
Patent CA-2393757-A1 (CA)
Inventor: YOKOYAMA TOMONORI
IPC: C07D211/58
Filed: 2000-12-06
Abstract: Remedies or prophylactics for diseases in association with CCR5 such as AIDS, rheumatoid arthritis or nephritis comprising a cyclic amine compound represented by the following formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable C1-C6 alkyl addition salt thereof, as an active ingredient.     (see formula I)